学个词Learn a Word 第1353期 at best
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是at best。At best, 充其量，顶多。 "His performance was mediocre 1 at best," 他的表现充其量只能算一般。 "His new book lacks originality 2. It's OK at best," 他的新书缺少新意，最多只能算凑合。 "The food served in the cafeteria is acceptable at best," 食堂的饭顶多只能算勉强可以接受。
美国劳工市场持续低迷。 "Recently published job reports show that the U.S. employment picture remains 3 murky 4 at best," 最近公布的就业报告显示，美国劳工市场顶多能被形容成不明朗。好的，今天我们学习的词是at best...
adj.平常的，普通的
- The student tried hard,but his work is mediocre. 该生学习刻苦，但学业平庸。
- Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。
n.创造力，独创性；新颖
- The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
- He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。